Pineapple Upside Down Cake
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
A retro pineapple upside-down cake with caramelized pineapple and cherry topping, tender vanilla cake studded with pineapple, and pineapple juice baked in for flavor. A classic that justifies its revival.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 10- 565g/ 20 oz canned pineapple slices in juice ((not in syrup, Note 1))
- 12 - 18+ maraschino cherries ((Note 2))
- 60g/ 4 tbsp unsalted butter (, melted)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda ((sub 1 tsp baking powder))
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup milk (, full or low-fat)
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice (, reserved from can (under Topping ingredients))
- 1/4 cup sour cream (, full fat (sub plain yogurt))
- 1 tsp vanilla extract ((or essence))
- 115g/ 1 stick butter (, unsalted, softened (to 18C/64F, Note 3))
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs (, at room temperature (Note 4))
- Any leftover pineapple (, chopped (Note 1))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 65M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 20m
- Cook
- 45m
- Sodium
- 114mg
- Total sugar
- 36g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 166mg
- Calcium
- 48mg
- Iron
- 1mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 20M
- SODIUM
- 114MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.